Lokomotiv Moscow vs Krasnodar Prediction: Expect a draw

Lokomotiv Moscow will take on Krasnodar in round 2 of th Russian Cup on September 14 at 15:00 (UTC+3).

It's time for Lokomotiv to get back to base! Lokomotiv Moscow failed in the opening stretch of the season, earning only three points in five games, after which the players were offered an exciting week-long trip to Bakovka. The move served the Steam Locomotive well, as they defeated Khimki and Orenburg by a combined score of 8-1 in the next two games. Alas, this measure proved to be short-lived, as the Red-Green lost in the Russian Cup to Pari NN 0-2, and then lost twice more in the Premier League to Akhmat and Fakel, 1-2 and 0-2, respectively. To all appearances, there were problems not only with Marvin Compper, who was recently fired.

Krasnodar isn't doing too badly. It's unlikely that with their serious staffing problems, the southerners had set themselves the goal of contending for the league title. Even in their prime years, Sergey Galitsky said his team was not yet mature enough to solve the maximum problem. Nevertheless, the Bulls got off to a poor start to the season and then had a very lucky run of five wins in the league, one draw and three points in the Russian Cup final against Khimki, 2-0. Only last round, the triumphal streak of the Black-Greens was interrupted when they were defeated by CSKA1-4, three goals conceded on penalties.

Lokomotiv is spending this season much worse than Krasnodar, but Josef Zinnbauer's men have nowhere to retreat. Three losses in a row force them to seek a positive result even in a cup game, but it will be extremely difficult to do so, because their opponents are the Bulls, who have made good progress. The southerners also lost in the last round, so now they will be determined to make up for that failure. The most likely outcome in the confrontation between the two angry rivals is a points split. You can bet on a draw at odds of about 3.66.

The opposition between Lokomotiv and Krasnodar in recent years has been quite productive. Their four previous encounters in the Premier League saw the teams combine for 12 goals against each other (3.00 on average per game), which is a respectable figure. And now both teams will be trying to prove themselves in attack, while with the defense they have serious problems: Lokomotiv do not concede less than two goals for a long time, and the Bulls allowed CSKA to hit their goal four times in the last round. On this basis, the best option seems to be Total Over 2.5 goals at odds close to 1.75.

Our prediction: Draw for 3.66 at 1xbet.

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